1925 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1925 between Footscray and Essendon during round 14 of the 1925 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Con McCarthy captained the hosts with Vic Samson as vice-captain.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Con McCarthy and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), V. Samson (vice-capt.), G. Clissold, J. Croft, B. Doolan, R. Gibb, R. Griffiths, A. Hopkins, C. Laidlaw, N. McDonald, T. McHenry, B. McIntyre, J. Nunan, P. O'Brien, A. Outen, L. Punch, J. Rudd, S. Thompson
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), K. Adam, N. Beckton, G. Campbell, D. Dick, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, J. Hammond, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, C. May, J. McCarthy, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, G. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti
Footscray (5.13.43) were defeated by Essendon (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. McHenry (2), A. Hopkins, J. Nunan, L. Punch
Essendon: F. Maher (2), N. Beckton, D. Dick, J. Hammond, V. Irwin, C. May, G. Shorten, J. Vosti
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Con McCarthy
(Footscray),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Vic Samson
(Footscray),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gibb, Rupert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Griffiths, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McHenry, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | McIntyre, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Punch, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Rudd, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thompson, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Adam, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dick, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 15 | |||